Rick Scott Welcomes Perry Thurston's Support in Lowering Vehicle Fees

Gov. Rick Scott said on Thursday that he was pleased that state House Minority Leader Perry Thurston, D-Fort Lauderdale, said earlier in the day that reducing fees was on his legislative agenda. One of Scotts main priorities in the upcoming legislative session is cutting $400 million in vehicle registration fees enacted back in 2009.

I welcome the support of Florida House Minority Leader Perry Thurston and House Democratic leadership to return hundreds of millions of dollars in vehicle registration fees to Floridas families, Scott said on Thursday. "This is a great first step in returning money to hard-working Floridians. We are committed to return $500 million to Florida families this year as part of our Its Your Money Tax Cut Budget, which includes undoing the 54 percent tax increase families saw in 2009 to register their motor vehicles. This has never been governments money and we are happy to have the support of our colleagues in the Legislature.